Chapter 64: Ordinary Sword [Ascending Tomorrow - Ambitious Taoist Fellow Hides...
[Tomorrow's Ascension - Anonymous Exchange Forum for Aspiring Taoists]
【new】I had originally planned to advance on the next auspicious day, but now I can't advance. My cultivation is almost full, but my merits are not enough.
L0【Original Poster】：
[crying][crying]
L1:
I have seen the poster before. He opened a factory to accumulate merit. Didn’t you say that everything was stable a few days ago?
L2:
Opening a factory is a quick way to accumulate merit, but most people can't do it, right? This person looks like someone from the Lingbao Merchant Alliance. Just a quick question: what kind of factory did you open? I'm looking for a reference for my apprentice.
L3【Original Poster】：
Back to the second floor, there is space ore processing, which does not require much technical skills.
What happened was, one of our employees was secretly working overtime, even staying up late. I happened to be in seclusion that night, and when I opened my eyes the next day, the sky had fallen.
L4:
...no technical content...
L5:
Ore processing does not require much technical skills, but if you can open a factory, at least you have a mineral vein. If you don’t have it yourself, then either your family has it or your master has it.
With such generosity, the people from Lingbao Business Alliance will definitely not run away.
L6:
The market for space equipment is not too good. I suggest that if you want to accumulate merit in a short period of time, you can wait until the current batch of equipment is sold, and then use the profits to provide employees with more benefits, such as salary increases and holidays. Only those who use it will know how much merit will increase.
Just having a factory has defeated countless fellow Taoists who came from small families. After all, personal strength is limited. If the factory is well run, it will benefit the local people every minute. Not to mention the merits, when you walk on the street, there are people giving you flowers and fruits, which makes you feel very happy.
L7【Original Poster】：
Thank you everyone. I have calmed down a lot now. I have discussed this with my employee and hope she will never work overtime secretly again. TVT
I have seen the suggestions above and am going to adopt them. It just so happens that this batch of space equipment is almost completed. If you don’t mind, you can leave your address and I will give some equipment to my fellow Taoists.
L8:
The OP is so generous!
L9:
Thanks to the original poster for having the nerve to send me the address privately. I will definitely support Lingbao Business Alliance’s business in the future!
Chan Chang put down the jade talisman for transmitting sound.
This thing has become more and more fancy in recent years, with more and more functions every year. Although it is called the Sound Transmission Jade Talisman, it is actually completely suitable for chatting or video.
The only drawback is that the text of Western Taoist friends is a bit difficult to adapt to, but it is actually quite good to use as text emoticons.
He sighed, briefly reminiscing about his lost merits, then left some space equipment with the person in charge and mailed it to a few fellow Taoists who had left their addresses.
Then ask others to pay more attention to the employee Zhong Liu, and make sure he eats, drinks and sleeps well.
After thinking about it, he approved a few more days of vacation for Zhong Liuduo, allowing her to use the vacation time to slowly familiarize herself with the process, so as to save her from staying up late again.
This batch of space equipment can be completed in the afternoon, so Can Chang simply let all employees have the afternoon off and let each of them take some bonus.
I hope I can still make it to the auspicious day three days later, so as to avoid unnecessary troubles. It is really worrying that my merits and virtues will fluctuate.
This is the bad thing about running a factory. When there are too many people involved, accidents are bound to happen.
Those who fight alone to punish evil and promote good will accumulate real merits.
Chan Chang continued to retreat and decided to suppress the growth rate of his cultivation to avoid being promoted prematurely and being struck half to death by lightning.
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"Holiday? Why do we need a holiday?"
Zhong Liu's head was full of questions. She not only doubted whether this cultivation world was a real one, but also whether the factory director was a normal person.
Giving employees vacations and benefits just because they reach their milestones—is that too much money to burn? Zhong Liu had never seen anything so bizarre in his twenties or thirties in his previous life.
Is he really a good man?
Danzhi peeled an apple for her.
Zhong Liu hesitated to speak. Perhaps there was no such custom in the world of cultivation. But in her previous life, she was usually only treated to having apples peeled when she was sick and hospitalized.
Danzhi continued to peel apples and made one for himself as well.
She said, "What's so strange about this? Factories run by monks have always treated employees so well."
"After all, the money used in the human world is not that useful to them, and they need merit more than money."
Zhong Liu had wanted to ask for a long time: "What is merit?"
Danzhi took a bite of the apple and found the flesh sweet. It was indeed a fruit basket sent by the person in charge. It was different from the perfunctory food outside as soon as he tasted it.
"Merit is virtue. Punishing evil and promoting good will benefit all quarters and the people."
"Even without mentioning reincarnation, just the accumulated merits that can help resist the thunder tribulation are already very useful."
Dan Zhi said with envy: "It's a pity that I don't have the talent for cultivation, otherwise I would really like to see what the world looks like from the perspective of a cultivator."
Zhong Liu said "Oh" and continued to eat her apple.
Dan Zhi came up curiously and said, "I remember you were diagnosed with dual spiritual roots. Have you chosen a sect yet?"
As for having spiritual roots but not joining a sect, how could someone give up the path to immortality and choose to be a mortal?
Zhong Liu said vaguely, "Just a temporary job to save some living expenses before deciding which sect to join. Recruitment hasn't started yet."
Dan Zhi, who was very concerned about all the major events in the cultivation world, said, "That will be soon."
"Forget it, there's no need to rush. Besides, people with dual spiritual roots can join any sect."
It sounds a bit like getting the college entrance examination scores and then applying for colleges, Zhong Liu thought, but the focus now is not on whether it is a sect or not.
The original owner's soul disappeared for unknown reasons, and she couldn't sleep well at night until she figured out what happened.
Danzhi chatted with her for a while and then left.
Zhong Liu began to try to recall the plot.
This is a very difficult thing to do. After all, it is just a brainless and refreshing novel that a corporate slave reads to relax before dying from overwork. The main story is about a god killing gods and a Buddha killing a Buddha.
Who would remember the plot of a cool novel? She couldn't even remember the name of the protagonist, the ruthless swordsman!
The concept of merit seems to have been mentioned a few times, but the plot is basically set in places like the world of cultivation and secret realms. The human world is rarely mentioned, and there is basically no description of what the cultivators in the human world do.
I vaguely remember that the protagonist went out to gain experience at the beginning?
What sect is it?
Zhong Liu flipped through the brochure of sects recruiting new members this year, trying to find a sect name that might look familiar. After all, it was the sect where the protagonist was. She remembered that the atmosphere in the sect was pretty good, so it might be a good choice.
I really have some impression of it.
——Qingyun Sect.
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"Jin Aqing, the 233rd disciple of Qingyun Sect, greets the senior."
The Qingyun Sect disciple carrying the sword case bowed his head in salute.
The senior smiled kindly and said, "You are the kid who is going on a training mission, right? Your master told me that since it's on the way, I will take you along."
Jin Aqing nodded.
The senior said, "Then you should stay with me. When we get to Haicheng, your fellow disciples will be there to pick you up."
As he spoke, the senior took out a sword from the void.
Either the natal sword can be hidden in the Dan Mansion, or it is a space equipment.
Most of them are made of space-attribute ores. Due to the rarity of this ore itself, the price remains high.
At least the disciples who joined Qingyun Sect during the last round of enrollment could not afford to buy space equipment.
Jin Aqing calculated the credits and decided that exchanging credits for space equipment was the most likely method at the moment, after all, other resources had to be used to maintain the sword.
Alas, she sighed quietly. No wonder her senior brothers and sisters who were also sword practitioners seemed to be poorer than each other. The expenses of maintaining a sword were much greater than she had imagined. Moreover, sword practitioners usually had to practice physical skills as a supplement, which was an expense that could not be saved.
If you can successfully complete this training mission, you will get more credits.
The senior flew on his sword and soared into the sky.
Jin Aqing took out the uniformly distributed standard sword from the sword box and followed behind his predecessor.
Just hope nothing goes wrong, she's counting on the credits from this mission.
The penniless swordsman prayed silently in his heart.
Haicheng is not far from here. The only reason why we need the escort of seniors is because of the sea area we need to cross.
The undercurrent is surging and monsters are lurking.
The waves piled up one after another, hitting the towering cliffs.
Fortunately, we were going the same way as our predecessors, so we were able to go directly through the middle of the sea. Otherwise, we would have to take a long detour on land, which would have been really troublesome.
After sending them to Haicheng, the senior continued on his journey.
It seems like he is going to meet up with his master, but I don’t know what the mission is.
Jin Aqing put away the sword case. Even if he didn't fly with the sword, there was still a very obvious difference between a cultivator and an ordinary person.
Appearance, figure, or temperament.
A monk with a sword case on his back strolled down the street, and the flame-colored tassels on the sword case slowly spread out.
It also clearly separates her from the general public.
Jin Ah Qing waited for a while at the agreed place, but for some reason no one showed up. She also sent a message but received no reply. Since she was unfamiliar with the place, she decided to just wander around.
The streets were bustling with people and there was nothing unusual to see.
The sea area nearby is dangerous, but it is not a big deal if there are monks to escort you. Besides, not all monsters like to go against humans.
With such a favorable geographical location, Haicheng will naturally prosper.
There are many people traveling between different places, so naturally there are also many people who speak Mandarin.
During Jin Aqing's last training mission, he spent a lot of effort just to understand the local dialect.
She slowly walked through the crowd, and even with the sword case on her back, she didn't attract much attention. There were often cultivators coming and going in Haicheng, so the locals must have gotten used to this group of immortals.
The mission... The mission is actually not difficult. It is a small village on the edge of Haicheng, and the person who issued the mission is her fellow senior brother.
It is suspected that a miniature secret realm has been created and needs to be resolved promptly.
Secret realms are commonplace for monks, but for ordinary people, once they accidentally fall into a crack, it is difficult to get out.
The vendors were shouting, children were running past her laughing, and a family was walking slowly on the street.
Jin Aqing bought two strings of candied haws, and finally received a reply from his fellow disciple.
[I just had something urgent to do and didn't see the message. I'm on my way now! ]
Jin Aqing took a string of candied haws out of the paper bag and took a bite slowly. The slight sourness and the sweetness of the rock sugar blended together just right.
As expected of the vendor with the best business, she sold out her goods in a short while after setting up the stall. She was quick-eyed and quick-handed in getting the last two strings of candied haws, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to grab them.
She squinted her eyes comfortably and replied while eating.
【It's okay, I'm not in a hurry. 】
I don’t know if this senior brother is easy to get along with, Jin Aqing thought. The evaluation of the person who issues the task is directly related to the level of credits.
"It's going to fall, it's going to fall—get out of the way!"
A man was driving a horse-drawn carriage, and something seemed to be wrong with the wheels, causing the carriage to tilt to one side. The horse neighed.
There are people coming and going here, and the roads are wide, so it is not crowded.
A glass ball rolled over and landed in the shadow of the carriage.
The child ran over unconsciously.
Jin Aqing raised her eyes.
She placed two candied haws in the hands of a passerby and took out her sword.
Under the broad daylight, an extremely eye-catching yet seemingly invisible light flashed across.
——It’s sword energy.
The illusory yet real sword energy passed through the carriage, splitting it apart just at the right moment.
The carriage was split into two halves and fell down with a loud bang. The child grabbed the dirty glass ball on the ground and stood in the middle without being hurt at all.
On the hilt of the sword, a bronze flame-shaped pendant swayed gently.
Not far away, the evergreen trees on the street were disturbed, their branches swaying and a few leaves falling.
The most basic swordsmanship, the ordinary sect-issued sword, does not require any profound cultivation.
But this sword is still exquisite and there is almost no flaw to be found.
The Qingyun Sect disciple put away his sword and took back his two strings of candied haws from the passerby.
She said sincerely, "Thank you."
A golden light invisible to mortals leaped out and landed on her sea of consciousness.
I gained some merit today, which brings me one step closer to promotion. I’m happy.
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